Zurich Disability Prevention Trial

NCT01017354 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2015-08-24

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Summary

This project was designed to optimizing vitamin D status in prefrail seniors age 70+ living at home and prevent their functional decline. We test 3 arms of monthly vitamin D supplementation. Intermittent dosing will improve adherence and simplify vitamin D supplementation.

Conditions

  • Community-dwelling Seniors
  • History of a Fall in the Previous 12 Months

Interventions

DRUG

Hidroferol® (ES)

24000 IU vitamin D3 orally and once per month plus 300 mcg 25(OH)D orally and once per month

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

ViDe3 (CH)

60000 vitamin D3 orally and once per month

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

ViDe3 (CH)

24000 Vitamin D3 orally and once per month

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Zurich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Heike Bischoff Ferrari, MD, MPH · University Hospital Zurich, Centre on Aging and Mobility

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-11-30
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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